Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
This podcast takes a journey through the Gospel of Matthew, unpacking its story of Jesus as a peasant leader of a nonviolent movement for a new society that he calls “The Kingdom of Heaven.” Each episode explores literary, cultural and historical context, passage by passage.
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Episode 11: Oaths and Nonviolent Resistance, Matthew 5:33-48
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Bert Newton
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What's the big deal about taking Oaths?
Also, women in Nigeria in 2002 used a tactic that Matthew's Jesus prescribes.